Experienced Skiers Use Park City Vacation Grocery Delivery To Save Time

Submitted : Nov 11, 2009   Word Count : 691   Popularity: 2945

The yearly ski vacation is an exciting tradition for many families who enjoy the adventure and beauty of a Rocky Mountain ski holiday. The memories of these annual trips can be some of your children`s best childhood experiences. Let`s hope you'remember them with the same fondness as your kids.

You`ve taken your time to research the lodging choices and you`ve reserved a beautiful rental home near Park City Mountain Resort in Park City, Utah. Your vacation rental is just a short walk to the slopes and you`re conveniently situated on the free shuttle route so everyone, including the kids, will have access to transportation.

The only thing that might put your trip off to a bumpy start is an unexpected delay on your day of arrival. Your flights are scheduled to arrive in SLC around 1:10PM in the afternoon. If things go to plan you should be able to get your baggage, put the family on the shuttle to Park City, and pick up your keys at the property management office. You should be unloading your things at your rental home by 2:30PM.

Once you`ve dropped off the bags, you`ll take the whole group into town for a bite to eat and then stop off at the ski rental shop to get everyone`s ski rental equipment for the week. After riding the shuttle back home to drop off the skis, it`s back on the bus to go to the grocery store and the liquor store. You should be back at your house no later than 6:45PM or 7:00PM.

It`s possible you could save a little time by hiring a cab instead of using public transportation or even skip the shuttles and cabs altogether by renting a car, but other than the day you arrive and the day you leave it will probably just sit in the garage.

You`re good with logistics, but you didn`t think about the fact that most people are through skiing by around 3:30PM and the busiest times at equipment rental shops, grocery stores, and liquor stores in a ski resort town are from 4:00PM to 8:00PM each day. Locals try to avoid trips to the grocery store or liquor store during these times because they know the wait to check-out is often 30 to 60 minutes.

Now suppose your prayers for fresh powder are answered as you pull into town. Eight inches of fresh powder is fine on the mountain but only makes running around town a more difficult task than it would be normally. Add a 2 to 3 hour flight delay, a mix up with the rental car company, weather related traffic delay, or tired and fussy children, and you`ll ask yourself if this ski vacation is your last ski vacation.

The likelihood for delays is always there, but it doesn`t have to affect your long deserved vacation. Suppose your rental home was neatly stocked with groceries, everything carefully placed in the refrigerator and carefully arranged in the pantry, all right when you walk in the door. Now you can make everyone something to eat and actually relax instead of running a bunch of errands. The only thing to do now is wait for the ski rental delivery company to arrive and fit everyone`s ski rental equipment right in your home.

Since you`ve planned ahead you`ll be in good shape even if your flight is delayed, you get slammed with a Park City snowstorm, or get stuck in traffic. Delivery services in Park City like Ski Butlers www.skibutlers.com and The Grocery Girls www.thegrocerygirls.com will handle your errands no matter what other inconveniences you may experience.

Take 10 or 15 minutes now to ensure that your upcoming Park City ski trip is truly relaxing. Send in your order to The Grocery Girls and they will work directly with your condo rental manager to delivery your groceries before you arrive. Your only responsibility now will be answering the door when your ski rentals arrive. Doesn`t this sound like a better way to start off your ski holiday?

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Lynda Lockwell is a customer service manager who has worked in the condo rental industry for the last 24 years. She suggests using TheGroceryGirls.com for your Park City grocery service.

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